Malverne Newswire

Parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Malverne, as well as thousands of former students and fellow teachers at Willow Road Elementary School in Franklin Square, mourned the loss of Jane Horning, who many considered to be a true pillar of the local community. She died on Oct. 28 after a prolonged battle with Parkinson's disease.
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Walking through the produce aisle of Gala Foods Supermarket on Merrick Road in Freeport, Jenny Jorge, 35, vice president of operations, stopped at the tomatoes and checked them for freshness and quality. It was a routine walk-through of the store, and a chance for Jorge to chat with employees, she said.
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Almost every day of the week, Valley Stream freshman John Valencia stays after school at Chaminade High School for various clubs. But because of local school district busing policies, he routinely struggles to find a way back home.
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On social media, Malverne and West Hempstead residents reacted negatively to a plan that could return speed cameras to Nassau County school districts that request them. In August, County Executive Laura Curran proposed an opt-in program for the cameras, shortly after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order restoring New York City's school speed camera program, which had expired because of inaction by state lawmakers.
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Malverne High School alumnus David Coonan said that he has seen or been a part of every high school musical since 1995. About three or four years ago, while attending one of the high school's musicals, he sat next to one of his former classmates, Kenny Miles.
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"Eagerness" and "excitement" are the words Sean Murray used to describe his feelings about becoming the new principal of West Hempstead Middle School. Murray, who was appointed on Aug. 24, had previously served as an administrator in the Long Beach School District for seven years.
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Bill Varley, NYAW's deputy chief operating officer, acknowledged that customers could be using less water and paying more under the new conservation rates. Even though New York American Water's conservation rates were designed to reward customers for limiting water use, the utility's deputy chief operating officer, Bill Varley, acknowledged at a public hearing on Aug. 9 that customers could be using less water than in previous years and still be paying more.
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Lifelong Malvernite George Scheer, a man recognized for his service to the community, died suddenly of unknown causes in his home on July 26. He was 47. Scheer was a firefighter with the Malverne Fire Department for nearly 30 years, and he was a member of FDNY Engine Co. 249 in Brooklyn since 2003.
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Fire department officials from Valley Stream, Elmont, Woodmere, Inwood, Hewlett and Malverne spent 45 minutes on June 17 trying to get a fire on Shaw Avenue under control. According to Chief Jason Croak, the Valley Stream Fire Department received a call about the fire at around 7:40 on Sunday and were on the scene within five minutes.
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Ling Huang, an East Meadow resident and a chemistry professor of at Hofstra University, has been studying electronic cigarettes with his students since 2015. Vaping appears healthier than smoking tobacco, he said, but the liquid inside may not be safe.
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As part of its Barnyard Event Series, Crossroads Farm is set to host their annual Food Truck Rodeo in Malverne. Originally scheduled to begin in May, this three-part series will now start on Friday, from 5 to 9 p.m. with another event planned for July 20. The rodeo will include music, different food trucks, local breweries and will feature a new wine and spirits company.
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The Malverne Police Department reported a bus crash that involved several children on Wednesday morning at the intersection of Horton Street and Cornwell Avenue in Malverne. According to local residents, the children had special needs and were headed to James A. Dever School in Valley Stream when the mini-bus crashed into a tree at approximately 7:45 a.m. Police said that three children were taken to a local hospital where they were treated for minor injuries.
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As the temperatures rise, so does interest in buying and selling homes, which - according to local experts - means that the Malverne real estate market should be busier in the coming months. "The market has been heating up steadily," said Phillip Greenblatt, a real estate broker for Village Plaza Realty in Malverne.
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The sound of jets arriving and departing at Kennedy and LaGuardia airports, which has irked many Nassau County residents for years, was the main topic of discussion at a public meeting in Malverne last week. Advocacy group Plane Sense 4 Long Island organized the meeting, where they gathered representatives of local elected leaders to meet with residents.
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Dr. Spiro Colaitis, the assistant superintendent for district operations in the Malverne Union Free School District, was charged last Friday for voting twice in the 2016 presidential election. According to the Office of the State Attorney in Pensacola, FL, Coalitis, 57, had voted by mail-in ballot in Escambia County in Florida, and voted at the polls in Nassau County.
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Actress Jordan Tyson, a Malverne High School alumnus, was recently recognized as a part of YesBroadway's 40 Under 40 for 2018. As a person that spent part of her childhood in Baltimore, MD, Tyson's earliest experience on stage didn't go as she had hoped.
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An application by Chick-fil-A was scheduled to be addressed at the Town of Hempstead Board of Appeals on Wednesday, after the Herald went to press. The Georgia-based chain, known for its chicken sandwiches and waffle fries - and for having a conservative philosophy on some social issues - is looking to open an outlet in Woodmere.
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